Quill Bascombe

Quill Bascombe (died 21 November 1776) was a soldier in the Continental Army from Pennsylvania. He was one of the participants in the Bascombe mutiny on 21 November 1776, leading to his death.

Biography
Quill Bascombe was born in Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the younger brother of Eben Bascombe and the older brother of Newt Bascombe. Bascombe, his brothers, and their cousin Bige Bascombe joined the Pennsylvania militia during the American Revolutionary War, and they served under General Charles Scott and Captain Benjamin Tallmadge. He assisted his family in their attempt to capture their commanders in exchange for a pardon from the British, telling the officers that a company of Tories was approaching their position in northern New Jersey. Quill lured Scott and Tallmadge out of the Standish family's house and towards the Bascombes, who stood ready with guns. Gideon Standish interrupted the arrest by shooting Bige, and Eben proceeded to kill Standish; Bascombe missed while attempting to shoot Tallmadge. The Bascombe brothers besieged the officers until the next morning, when Tallmadge killed Bascombe with a shot to the chest from his pistol, capturing Newt and a wounded Eben, who were both executed.